Notice of Federal Funding and Federal Disclaimer
In 2016, the Montana Department of Justice was chosen as one of twenty recipients in the country for the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Grant (SAKI). Montana received $2,000,000 awarded through the Montana Board of Crime Control from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).
Montana implemented BJA’s evidence-based response model to address the issue of unsubmitted sexual assault kits. The essential elements of the model include the following:
- A statewide inventory of all untested sexual assault kits.
- Development of a multidisciplinary working group to identify and address challenges to sexual assault crimes.
- Designate a “site coordinator” who will serve as the central point of contract for the site team.